美國總統奧巴馬早前到訪俄克拉何馬州的艾雷諾男囚犯監獄,成為首位走訪聯邦監獄的在任美國總統。奧巴馬在「獄中」表示,自己年少時亦曾經犯錯,並指如無家人支持,恐怕他已淪為階下囚,無法當上首位黑人總統。

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奧巴馬講述囚犯心聲時,語重心長地說:「當他們(囚犯)形容其青年時代時,都是一班犯了錯的年輕人,與我犯的錯沒有甚麼差別,與你們大部分人犯的錯也沒甚麼分別。(When they describe their youth, these are young people who made mistakes that aren't that different from the mistakes I made, and the mistakes that a lot of you guys made.)」

奧巴馬更解釋為何他其後能平步青雲,甚至入主白宮:「差別就在於他們沒有支持、第二次機會及資源,去讓他們在這些錯誤中生存。(The difference is that they did not have the kind of support structures, the second chances, the resources that would allow them to survive those mistakes.)」

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